muỗi
See also: muoi, muôi, muối, mười, muội, and mươi
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *mɔːs (“mosquito; fly”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *muujs ~ *muə(j)s (“mosquito; gnat”); cognate with Khmer មូស (muuh) and Bahnar moih. Compare also Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects mọi.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [muəj˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [muj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [muj˨˩˦]
- Homophone: mủi, mũi
Noun
(classifier con) muỗi (𧋟)
- mosquito